Theory correct answers relationship between constructs to describe data
Formal Theory correct answers objective & based on data from observations of large number of
people
Personal (informal) theory correct answers subjective & based on own observations of others
Reliability correct answers consistency of response
Validity correct answers extent to which an assessment device measures what is intended to
measure
Self-report inventories (MMPI) correct answers subjects answer questions about their behaviors
and feelings
Projective test correct answers subjects are presumed to project their personal needs, fears and
values onto their interpretation or description of an ambiguous stimulus
Clinical interviews correct answers talking to the person
Behavioral assessment correct answers evaluated personas behavior in given situations
Thought and Experience Assessment correct answers client can be asked to write or record
thoughts
4 research methods of personality correct answers * case study
*experimental method
*virtual method
*correlational method
case study correct answers a detailed history of an individual that contains data from a variety of
sources
correlational method correct answers A statistical technique that measures the degree of the
relationship between two variables, expressed by the correlation coefficient.
Individualism vs. Collectivism correct answers the worth of an individual versus the worth of a
group
collectivist cultures such as Asian countries tend to score lower on factors such as self-
enhancement and higher on pessimism, negative affectivity and psychological distress
Inferiority feelings correct answers the normal condition of all people; the source of all human
striving
, Compensation correct answers a motivation to overcome inferiority, to strive for higher levels of
development
inferiority complex correct answers a condition that develops when a person is unable to
compensate for normal inferiority feelings
Superiority complex correct answers a condition that develops when a person overcompensates
for normal inferiority feelings
Striving for Superiority (Adler) correct answers the urge toward perfection or completion that
motivates each of us
Fictional Finalism (Adler) correct answers an imagined life goal that guides a person's behavior
Style of life correct answers the pattern of personal behavior and characteristics by which each of
us strived for perfection
Dominant correct answers displays a ruling attitude with little social awareness
Getting correct answers expects to receive satisfaction from other people and so becomes
dependent on them
Avoiding correct answers makes no attempt to face life's problems, avoids any possibility of
failure
Socially useful correct answers person who cooperates with others and acts in accordance with
their needs
Creative power of the self correct answers the ability to create an appropriate style of life
Social interest correct answers innate potential to cooperate with other people to achieve
personal and societal goals
Birth Order Characteristics: Only Child correct answers high in achievement and intelligence,
industrious and perform well, high self-esteem
First born correct answers intelligent & hardworking, success and low depression and anxiety,
high self-esteem
Second born correct answers influenced by older siblings, more likely to take risks
Youngest born correct answers high social interest and agreeableness, rebellious
Early Recollections (Adler) correct answers A personality assessment technique in which our
earliest memories, whether of real events or fantasies, are assumed to reveal the primary interest
of our life